AMD Ryzen 5 3350G vs Intel Core i7-9700K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 3350G vs Intel Core i7-9700K and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as PassMark, Prime95, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Blender, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valheim
Valorant
Overwatch
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Fortnite
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Last Man Standing

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3350G.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3350G

52%

Core i7-9700K

54%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-9700K is 3% better than Ryzen 5 3350G. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3350G

52%

Core i7-9700K

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.3	96.4
Valorant	104.9	109.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.8	61.3
Apex Legends	98.6	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	78.7	82.2
Overwatch	85.0	88.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.4	75.6
DOOM Eternal	52.5	54.8
Warzone	81.8	85.4
Assassin's Creed	88.1	92.0
Valheim	87.1	90.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3350G

56%

Core i7-9700K

46%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3350G is more energy efficient than the Core i7-9700K since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3350G	Intel Core i7-9700K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	167	214
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	866	1520
Cinbench 20 Single-core	408	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1948	3656
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1057	1246
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4760	9214

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3350G	Intel Core i7-9700K
Single-Core	2257	2879
Multi-Core	9309	14607

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3350G	Intel Core i7-9700K
Single-Core	1098	1320
Multi-Core	4239	8237

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3350G	Intel Core i7-9700K
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	October 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Picasso	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	9
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	5600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2933
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD335BC5M4MFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Core i7-9700K has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 3350G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3350G is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-9700K is better: 29
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3350G and Intel Core i7-9700K before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3350G specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-9700K specs and review.